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My fiancee Whitney Hall and I first saw this fire around the time it started, shortly after 3:00pm Friday while shopping at Cashman’s Nursery. On the drive back to our home in Four Corners, we noticed the flames were getting huge fast. We got home, grabbed my cameras, and headed back out to document the fire that afternoon.

We went back out again that evening around 10pm to check on the progress. Finding a great vantage point to photograph from, it was shocking to see how much the fire had grown. I thought of the people who might be in harm’s way, and of those trying to fight this fire to protect lives and homes. It was concerning seeing the height of the flames through my lens as I tried to create an image that spoke of the intensity and power of this fire that evening.

With the help of moonlight lighting up the foreground and Bridgers, I took a 10-minute exposure showcasing not only the fire but the vast sky above filled with stars above the smoke layer. Ten minutes...

Welcome to my Open Edition Collections photography galleries here on Fine Art America. I am a full-time professional photographer, Olympus Educator & artist based in Bozeman, MT. I have been a professional photographer since 1990 and a full-time artist since 2006. The photos in these galleries represent my commercial line. Priced lower than my signed and numbered Limited Edition Collections found at my main website https://fineart.mattsuess.com, the photos here are perfect for first time collectors, designers, hotels, restaurants, and more. The photos found in these Fine Art America galleries are available in open edition prints. Fine Art America does a wonderful job printing and shipping artwork worldwide so you can order with...